narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete

hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease

apiary

a place where bees are kept

precipitous

steep; overhasty; precipitate

postulate

self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument)

predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation

border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on

dross

waste matter; worthless impurities

inflated

exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)

sedentary

requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population

overturn

turn over; capsize; topple

meek

submissive; patient and long-suffering

cascade

small waterfall

hostage

person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands

vigilante

one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers

Occident

the West

suspend

cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension

reciprocate

do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights

exertion

effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort

pertinacious

holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent

elucidate

explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid

poseur

person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose

rider

amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

ward

administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert

person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

toady

servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn

nihilist

one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement

firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty

chafe

warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.

imminent

impending; near at hand

cohere

stick together

unravel

disentangle; solve

pudding

hot sweet dish

loath

reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.

awry

distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.

urbane

suave; refined in manner; elegant

vying

contending; CF. vie

circumlocution

indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)

fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large

espionage

spying

cognate

having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.

bent

determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination

conviction

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

sleigh

large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice

hermetic

sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight

orientation

act of finding oneself in society; orienting

lunatic

insane; Ex. lunatic asylum

splice

join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.

embezzlement

taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)

surly

bad-tempered; rude; cross

ramification

branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision

eschew

avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks

static

having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state

dilatory

delaying; tending to delay

marrow

soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells

occlude

shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.

thematic

of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea

indenture

bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)

dislodge

remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge

vise

vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device

vicarious

experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ

authenticate

prove genuine

tickle

touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please

masquerade

wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise

comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

concession

an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire

buxom

full-bosomed; plump; jolly

prime

period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare

(of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.

element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted

cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.

upshot

outcome; final result

dint

means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work

crest

top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird

scaffold

temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution

accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes

inebriate

make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person

foliage

masses of leaves; CF. defoliate

perversion

corruption; turning from right to wrong

pulsate

throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly

hostility

unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile

sedulous

diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity

reticent

inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence

willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'

bound

leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound

proletarian

member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)

written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.

put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division

nepotism

favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew

gory

bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)

termination

end; V. terminate

contingent

dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency

remorse

deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach

gamut

entire range

codify

arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs

overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel

detonation

explosion

habituate

accustom or familiarize; addict

stamp

step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth.

art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?''

culinary

relating to cooking or kitchen

diverge

vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating

tatter

torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes

vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance

turmoil

extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil

amenable

obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests

inhibited

(of a person) unable to express what one really feels

cumulative

growing by addition; accumulative

recital

act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)

urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually

potential

expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth

concomitant

that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else

fractious

unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse

inveigle

deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly

avantgarde

group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard

trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby

uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim

animadversion

critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval

disport

amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert

imperious

domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor

fastidious

difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky

ursine

bearlike; pertaining to a bear

shift

change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group

self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident

propound

put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory

increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve

litany

supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words

contempt

scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible

asylum

place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)

cosmic

pertaining to the universe; vast

slink

move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)

corroborate

confirm; support; strengthen

comeback

retort; quick clever reply; return to former status

saturnine

morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.

assimilate

absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)

garrulous

loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

archives

public records; place where public records are kept

extant

(of something written or painted) still in existence

resilient

elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)

palatial

of or suitable for a palace; magnificent

tardy

slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival

vendetta

blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams

irrevocable

unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke

dissimulate

pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble

menagerie

collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo

entomology

study of insects

amiable

agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

weather

pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces

cathartic

purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.

alacrity

cheerful promptness without reluctance

instigate

start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel

sheer

pure; thin and transparent; very steep

allegory

story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable

tramp

walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking

constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions

indignity

treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.

crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

torpedo

underwater explosive apparatus; V.

angular

sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner

compound

combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex

dissonance

discord

impregnable

invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take

state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible

sonorous

resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound

ascertain

find out for certain; make certain

amputate

cut off part of body; prune (a limb)

replenish

fill up again

stereotype

one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer